Bailey, John Frederick (1866 - 1938)

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 5 August 1866, died in Brisbane on 19
May 1938.

Son of F.M.Bailey, and worked as his assistant from 1889, before being
appointed Curator of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens (1905-1916). He succeeded
his father as Government Botanist for 18 months in 1915-1916 before moving
to Adelaide as Director of that Botanic Garden (1917-1932). His herbarium
is in A, BRI and K.

Extracted from: A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic
Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed.,
ABRS. [consult for source references]

Son of F.M.Bailey. Appointed assistant to his father 1889; Director, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, 1905-16; also Govt Botanist Qld 1915-16 (wrote botanical reports); Director, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide 1917-32; then retired to Brisbane; wrote gardening p. of Brisbane Telegraph.